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July 31, 2015

Bias-Free Language Obscures the Real Issue: Character

A University of New Hamphsire guide to "bias-free language" is more concerned with words than with what really matters.

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July 28, 2015

Academic Social Science and the Group

William H. Young

William Young examines the social sciences' shift of focus from the individual to the group.

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July 23, 2015

Two Unintended Consequences of Federal Meddling

George Leef

George Leef dicusses the dubious effects and soaring costs of federal intervention in higher education.

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July 22, 2015

Comments on Freshman Reading

Ashley Thorne

A new article on college summer reading programs agrees with NAS's findings: fiction, classics, and books older than the students are extremely rare.

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July 17, 2015

Whose Side Are You On?

Rachelle Peterson

The fossil fuel divestment campaign declares war on free speech.

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